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teaming up with the group called the fdlr which is the remnants of the army that committed genocide in rwanda in 1994. these guys are blamed for sweeping into villages, raping hundreds of women, chopping apart children, massacre of people. that's who the government is teaming up with. the rebels are accused of pulling people from huts in the middle of the night, shooting them in the head, so congo is this really, it's like this caldron of abuse on a scale that's unlike just about anywhere else in the world. i cover a number of these conflicts in africa. i cover somalia, darfur. just about everywhere else things are changing or getting a bit better in some cases. congo has stayed the same for almost ten years and that same is very disturbing state of anarchy. >> ironically, congo has enormous national resources, is a beautiful, lush country, right? >> yeah, it's spectacular. it is really one of the most beautiful places i've been anywhere. just last week, there was a huge volcano with streams of smoke shooting out of it. it's very lush. it's very fertile. the lakes are beautiful. the environme
teaming up with the group called the fdlr which is the remnants of the army that committed genocide in rwanda in 1994. these guys are blamed for sweeping into villages, raping hundreds of women, chopping apart children, massacre of people. that's who the government is teaming up with. the rebels are accused of pulling people from huts in the middle of the night, shooting them in the head, so congo is this really, it's like this caldron of abuse on a scale that's unlike just about anywhere else...
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teaming up with the group called the fdlr which is the remnants of the army that committed genocide in rwanda. they raped hundreds of women, chopping apart michildren, massacre of people. that's who the government is teaming up with. congo is really this -- it's like this caldron of abuse on a scale that's unlike just about anywhere else in the world. i cover a number of these conflicts in africa. just about everywhere else things are changing or getting a bit better in some cases. congo has stayed the same for almost ten years and that same is very disturbing state of anarchy. >> congo has enormous resources and the a beautiful lush country. >> it's spectacular. it's one of the most beautiful places i've been ever where. there was a huge volcano with streams of smoke shooting out of it. it's very lush. it's very fertile. the lakes are beautiful. the environment is clean. it's blessed with mineral riches, gold, timber, copper. just about everything. that's part of the reason why we're seeing this fight. the u.s. government has tried to get their hands around this by passing this resource conf
teaming up with the group called the fdlr which is the remnants of the army that committed genocide in rwanda. they raped hundreds of women, chopping apart michildren, massacre of people. that's who the government is teaming up with. congo is really this -- it's like this caldron of abuse on a scale that's unlike just about anywhere else in the world. i cover a number of these conflicts in africa. just about everywhere else things are changing or getting a bit better in some cases. congo has...
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my interview with the president of rwanda. helps transform dry, thinning skin, by strengthening its moisture barrier, for improved texture and elasticity in 2 weeks. reveal healthy, supple skin. aveeno skin strengthening. in your car. now count the number of buttons on your tablet. isn't it time the automobile advanced? introducing cue in the all-new cadillac xts. the simplicity of a tablet has come to your car. ♪ the all-new cadillac xts has arrived. and it's bringing the future forward. the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools, people making stuff. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more than ever. chevron's putting more than $8 billion dollars back in the u.s. economy this year. in pipes, cement, steel, jobs, energy. we need to get the wheels turning. i'm proud of that. making real things... for real. ...that make a real difference. ♪ >>> books have beewritten about it, films have been made about it, rwanda is best known for genocide that claimed m
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rwanda is landlocked between corrupt countries. it is the most densely populated country in africa and its people earn only $1,300 a year, 1/36 of the average in the united states. so where is it headed? president kagame joins me. thanks for coming on. >> thank you. >> tell me about corruption. corruption is -- when people think about africa, this is the dominant image that comes up. when you talk to businessmen, they will often tell you this is a huge problem. how did you create a culture or is it institutions or is it laws that have made corruption decline so dramatically? >> in our case it's not one thing that solves the problem of corruption, it's a combination of factors. first, it is education. and people have got to talk about it. we have to discuss it, we have to show how corruption will make institutions failure to solve the way they should serve the people. at the same time we have to put institutions in place, we have to put processes of accountability in place. >> you have sent a lot of people -- the system have sent a
rwanda is landlocked between corrupt countries. it is the most densely populated country in africa and its people earn only $1,300 a year, 1/36 of the average in the united states. so where is it headed? president kagame joins me. thanks for coming on. >> thank you. >> tell me about corruption. corruption is -- when people think about africa, this is the dominant image that comes up. when you talk to businessmen, they will often tell you this is a huge problem. how did you create a...
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it's an accusation rwanda strongly denies, but the u.n. said they pushed into the city using sophisticated equipment. the worry is that this war will pull in regional powers. erin? >> thank you very much. >>> along with warplanes and rockets, drones have been chris cossing the skies over gaza for days. we got a tour behind those drones. >> reporter: before the booms and the blasts, a hum. droning were in the air space over gaza and even after the cease fire, they will rerain. >> they are ubiquitous. hundreds of them flying around. >> reporter: days before the conflict broke out, cnn was on the grown in tell aviv to get an inside look of the manufacturing of the drones. we visited the biggest manufacturer. is rule aerospace industries. the company does $3.5 billion annual sales. a quarter of that go to the ministry of defense. they make one of israel's most valuable tools. >> we can see the uav position. >> uavs are planes without pilots and operated with the click of a mouse. >> sometimes you need to get footage. this is something better t
it's an accusation rwanda strongly denies, but the u.n. said they pushed into the city using sophisticated equipment. the worry is that this war will pull in regional powers. erin? >> thank you very much. >>> along with warplanes and rockets, drones have been chris cossing the skies over gaza for days. we got a tour behind those drones. >> reporter: before the booms and the blasts, a hum. droning were in the air space over gaza and even after the cease fire, they will...
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rwanda has security concerns and economic interests in this part of congo. by taking goma, their proxies have ensured that the rwandans will negotiate for a position of strength. the withdrawal of british support, a price they may feel worth paying. >> sreenivasan: the u.n. children's agency says the violence in eastern congo has already forced 100,000 people to flee, more than half of whom are children. americans at home and abroad celebrated the thanksgiving holiday today. president obama-- in a weekly address-- urged the country to put aside partisan differences and unite. in new york, the annual macy's thanksgiving day parade wound its way through the streets of manhattan, as the area still copes from the aftermath of hurricane sandy. elsewhere, volunteers served thanksgiving meals to needy families at homeless shelters across the country, like this one in washington, d.c. turkey and all the trimmings were also served to u.s. troops overseas at bases in afghanistan and kuwait. the british broadcasting corporation appointed a new director-general in the w
rwanda has security concerns and economic interests in this part of congo. by taking goma, their proxies have ensured that the rwandans will negotiate for a position of strength. the withdrawal of british support, a price they may feel worth paying. >> sreenivasan: the u.n. children's agency says the violence in eastern congo has already forced 100,000 people to flee, more than half of whom are children. americans at home and abroad celebrated the thanksgiving holiday today. president...
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the latest outbreak of violence has complicated congo's already fragile relations with neighboring rwanda which reportedly support the coup officials also claim the revolt has seen it these two hundred militant killed in the last month. by iranian human rights activists not people reject has been arrested for posting tweets criticizing the country's rule is he is of a public insulting sudanese folded ties to the regime this is the fifth case the games of the activists in may he was a loss arrested just off to participating in june in a sun show on our. hundreds have marja through toronto in support of the back students who have been rallying for months against switching hikes since february hundreds of demonstrators were detained with almost two hundred thousand refusing to attend university when they surrender re-united local students and labor activists with another approach has scheduled for fortnight's time. north korean leader kim jong un has given his second public speech since taking power in front of tens of thousands of children wednesday marks the anniversary of the country's ch
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more than 8000 have been registered in rwanda. franz's new prime minister has taken up his post today -- france's new prime minister has taken up his post today. francois hollande hold discussions with germany on the euro zone crisis. to a medical advance in the united states. two patients paralyzed from the neck down have been able to control a robotic arm using their thoughts. the action was made possible by a sensor implanted in the b rain connected to a computer. >> you are watching something extraordinary. kathy hutchinson is controlling robotic arm with her thoughts. notes is the box which is screwed onto our heads. that is linked directly to a sensor and her -- in her brain. this is the first time in 15 years she has served yourself a drink. -- herself a drink. she cannot talk, but was able to communicate this message. i cannot believe my eyes when i was able to drink coffee without help. the key to the technology is this tiny sensor. it is implanted on the surface of the brain. when the patient thinks about moving their ar
more than 8000 have been registered in rwanda. franz's new prime minister has taken up his post today -- france's new prime minister has taken up his post today. francois hollande hold discussions with germany on the euro zone crisis. to a medical advance in the united states. two patients paralyzed from the neck down have been able to control a robotic arm using their thoughts. the action was made possible by a sensor implanted in the b rain connected to a computer. >> you are watching...
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the genocide was a hard time for me and a lot of people in rwanda. taking nothing, they have given me the opportunity to keep my past time away and let me do what i want to do. my spiration is to work hard and not give up. everything i say, i will do, and i will never give up of trying my best. since training for the olympics, i train three to four hours a day. i like to wake up at sunrise and i eat some chicken and fish and tea without sugar. i had my first injury in rwanda where my shoulder was a little bit cracked. then i take little bit to come back all right. my favorite music is country music, and reggae music. bobber marley. i'm very proud of myself to be carrying the flag for my country in london. everyone in rwanda say, we are behind you. go there and get a medal. >> good for him. he is the first rwandan to quality for the olympics in mountain biking. >>> activists in new york are going bananas, literally. they are outraged because there are more regulations for produce than weapons that are trade and kill around the world. here is richard r
the genocide was a hard time for me and a lot of people in rwanda. taking nothing, they have given me the opportunity to keep my past time away and let me do what i want to do. my spiration is to work hard and not give up. everything i say, i will do, and i will never give up of trying my best. since training for the olympics, i train three to four hours a day. i like to wake up at sunrise and i eat some chicken and fish and tea without sugar. i had my first injury in rwanda where my shoulder...
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six years after the chant aside we started bringing troops of rwanda and women leaders one of them was a lawyers here in new. we don't speak different political but this dispute was the one that she had to figure out how you bury eight hundred thousand corpses without any quick meant and what to do about five hundred thousand orphans. adopted the program. and one it took them to the homes. this is sexist or one chip in its head that repeated to the been. there the highest percentage of women in any parliament in the world. to fit in and that's to miss it but then of pick up to the over. there is that this country can be. in music the thing to do and we'll do it but. we unity because fissionable people. think. it's a bad player not only real wonder that's here at the fest pad festival but many countries responded to the invitation that's replace the amount of top off the internet at the end and. then it's to be a different level of conflict with the new people who refuse to be involved. so that it's tomorrow it comes up and says it's go and fight these other girls. just a minute we danc
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yesterday, we had a special report from rwanda. in a special part of our series, we now focus on this tiny landlocked country that has made strides, but it is still struggling to tackle poverty and establish a fully functional democracy. our correspondent filed this report. >> soldiers preparing for the 50th independence celebration. this army -- [inaudible] genocidal killings have scarred the country since its independence. these rivalries have also robbed the nation of badly needed economic growth. ethnic divisions affected every aspect of daily life. take this neighborhood, for instance. to my left, only two people are allowed to be there. despite the close proximity, there was hardly any interaction between the two communities. peace has now yield troubled loans. -- now healed tribal wounds. she is right about another form of violence that could gripper country. >> [speaking foreign language] >> though we have -- what we are seeing now is a government that is not against hutu or tusi. the killings taking place now are political
yesterday, we had a special report from rwanda. in a special part of our series, we now focus on this tiny landlocked country that has made strides, but it is still struggling to tackle poverty and establish a fully functional democracy. our correspondent filed this report. >> soldiers preparing for the 50th independence celebration. this army -- [inaudible] genocidal killings have scarred the country since its independence. these rivalries have also robbed the nation of badly needed...
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when i think of doctors without borders, i think of you guys in rwanda and all around the world. what's it like to work in the united states? >> it's different, i should say, but we learned our lesson from katrina when we thought medical needs would be covered, and when we realized there were gaps, it was too late for us to react. so this time we decide to do monitor the situation and be able to respond and try to fill some of the medical gaps. >> what were you doing? you guys were in the rockaways, which was very badly hit. >> we've been supporting some shelters in staten island here. with the help of the community, we've been working with shelters in brooklyn. but this is a very difficult situation for us, because we have to cover large areas, and it's not about working in shelters where people are regrouped, it's really about reaching out to the population who are homebound in high-rise buildings, who can't move, and who have been without electricity nor heating nor any contact with the outside world for almost two weeks now. >> they're in these high-rise buildings, they have
when i think of doctors without borders, i think of you guys in rwanda and all around the world. what's it like to work in the united states? >> it's different, i should say, but we learned our lesson from katrina when we thought medical needs would be covered, and when we realized there were gaps, it was too late for us to react. so this time we decide to do monitor the situation and be able to respond and try to fill some of the medical gaps. >> what were you doing? you guys were...
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over 5% a year in ten sub-saharan countries and over 8% in kenya, rwanda, and senegal. there are even bright spots in the reduction of graph and corruption. ghana, south africa, namibia, rwanda, and botswana each has less corruption, gets this, than italy and greece according to transparency international. governance is improving in many countries. terrorism by islamic extremists remains, but there is progress here as well. having largely driven the al qaeda-linked al shabab from mogadishu, the capital, the city is experiencing the longest period of relative peace since 1991. jeff gettleman, "the new york times'" east africa bureau chief is a frequent visitor to mogadishu. he told me that visitors to mogadishu's airport were until recently asked to list on their arrival form the caliber of their weapon. now they are asked the purpose of their visit, including if it's a holiday. behind much of this growth and improvement lies the global demand for commodities. with large shares of the world's oil, gold, and rare minerals, africa has been an attractive source of raw mater
over 5% a year in ten sub-saharan countries and over 8% in kenya, rwanda, and senegal. there are even bright spots in the reduction of graph and corruption. ghana, south africa, namibia, rwanda, and botswana each has less corruption, gets this, than italy and greece according to transparency international. governance is improving in many countries. terrorism by islamic extremists remains, but there is progress here as well. having largely driven the al qaeda-linked al shabab from mogadishu, the...
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the latest outbreak of violence has complicated congo's already fragile relations with neighboring rwanda which reportedly support the crew officials also claim the revolt has seen a g.'s two hundred militants killed in the last month. bahraini and human rights activists now bill regev has been arrested for producing tweets criticizing the country's rulers he's accused of publicly insulting sudanese will their ties to the regime this is the fifth case against the activist since may he was last arrested just after participating in july in a sun just show on r.t. . the help of whose name or barak egypt's toppled president or acim dramatically on wednesday the eighty four year old convicted former leader is serving life for complicity in the killing of protesters during last year's uprising he was taken seriously ill on his way from the courthouse and is being held in the prison hospital's intensive care unit mubarak is known to have suffered from a heart condition and cancer in recent years. up to one hundred syrians have been killed in a small village in hama province think shooting women
the latest outbreak of violence has complicated congo's already fragile relations with neighboring rwanda which reportedly support the crew officials also claim the revolt has seen a g.'s two hundred militants killed in the last month. bahraini and human rights activists now bill regev has been arrested for producing tweets criticizing the country's rulers he's accused of publicly insulting sudanese will their ties to the regime this is the fifth case against the activist since may he was last...
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. >> from a humanitarian point of view, if you look at what happened in rwanda and bosnia and so on, the longer this is left before people get in there, more people are going to die. >> absutely. >> at one point is the moral compunction of the international community so overwhelming they' got to do something? >> well, what is the issue. you're right, these decisions are very, very difficult to take, as i well know. i mean, the fact is, there are 20,000 people who have died in this. what we've got to watch is not merely what happens when he goes, but what happens then after that there's this huge question going on. what is the place of religion in these societies and how do woe you make sure you create a new politics in which you have ook, religion-friendly democracy, but also democracy-friendly religion. >> let's take a break and come back and talk about american politics. and also about gun violence. you were instrumental in britain in bringing new gun control laws. i want to talk to you about what you think about what's happening in america. the capital one cash rewards card gives
. >> from a humanitarian point of view, if you look at what happened in rwanda and bosnia and so on, the longer this is left before people get in there, more people are going to die. >> absutely. >> at one point is the moral compunction of the international community so overwhelming they' got to do something? >> well, what is the issue. you're right, these decisions are very, very difficult to take, as i well know. i mean, the fact is, there are 20,000 people who have...
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shooting it with his university in oakland is scheduled to enter a plea in court this afternoon 43 rwanda was in charge with seven counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder he has reportedly not even sent to binghamton to jail shortly after the shootings on april 2nd he is currently in the instrument in the infirmary at santa rita jail nursing students are moving to is at college in fremont bay area newsgroup reports the receipt is up for accreditation for the first time that there are concerns and a half of the testing process killed in the shooting. a community college miss in its cafeteria kid is a red city college where in the first now under way say that cafeteria and she joins us with more. administrators and sang a tight-lipped about the bad going to be the students and administrators are fighting to keep this cafeteria opened because not only is a place for people if food but also in training ground for this culinary students and again there fighting to keep it up and here's the reality the situation have looked the city college of san francisco says the cafeteria is s
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. >> from a humanitarian point of view, if you look at what happened in rwanda and bosnia and so on, the longer this is left before people get in there, more people are going to die. >> absolutely. >> at one point is the moral compunction of the international community so overwhelming they've got to do something? >> well, do what is the issue. on the basis that a full ground invasion is not feasible or there's no willingness for it, then you have to approach in the way i say. you're right, these decisions are very, very difficult to take, as i well know. i mean, the fact is, there are 20,000 people who have died in this. what we've got to watch is not merely what happens when he goes, but what happens then after that. all over the region, there's this huge question really going on. which obviously i'm focused on a lot in the work i do with religious faith which is what is the place of religion in these societies, and how do we make sure that you create a new politics in which you have religion-friendly democrats, but also democrats-friendly religion? >> let's take a break and come ba
. >> from a humanitarian point of view, if you look at what happened in rwanda and bosnia and so on, the longer this is left before people get in there, more people are going to die. >> absolutely. >> at one point is the moral compunction of the international community so overwhelming they've got to do something? >> well, do what is the issue. on the basis that a full ground invasion is not feasible or there's no willingness for it, then you have to approach in the way i...
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state department that makes a cameo appearance in the book, quoted asking, if we call what happened in rwanda genocide, how does it play for us in what were then the mid term elections of 1994. well, there's a pattern here as we see. one is a reluctance to have america be engaged in certain issues, and the second one is politicizing foreign policy issues because they might hurt the president's political stance. >> paul: and you want a secretary of state, if you're-- well, the american people want a secretary of state who is some more independent judgment and not thinking so much about the politics, is that the point? >> that would be one thing that you would look for in the secretary of state. >> paul: sorry for stating the obvious. >> the national interests and not the president's mid term when it comes to iran and north koreas of the world. >> paul: is that enough to stop, mary the president from getting the secretary of state that he wants and with john kerry mentioned the senator from massachusetts as the alternative to susan rice, would he be any better. >> i'm surprised that the preside
state department that makes a cameo appearance in the book, quoted asking, if we call what happened in rwanda genocide, how does it play for us in what were then the mid term elections of 1994. well, there's a pattern here as we see. one is a reluctance to have america be engaged in certain issues, and the second one is politicizing foreign policy issues because they might hurt the president's political stance. >> paul: and you want a secretary of state, if you're-- well, the american...
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and ordered into pushing that entry in who's roussel even less sandbags are not so nice clean war, rwanda's the on their toes to make sure there is not any more, police and with the rain coming in, it is already saturated clearly led so we are not out of the and live with some trouble to spotlight will tell live. right now is a little on the quiet side as to pull between fainting in and out of high water right now. it we look forward to getting back up again as the rain comes, back to you. >> marty: now this is a window breaking at a lamborghini dealership in downtown san francisco tweeted for damage was done by occupy the measure is. the group was marching from when some people broke away from the main and damaged several front windows and then continue market if. we show where the protesters went from there. >>reporter: the occupy am protesters marched to the former hill hotel and took it over for about three hours. the formal hotel has been vacant for about three years now. >>reporter: the protesters walked into franklin street and blocked traffic some protesters got on to the building's
and ordered into pushing that entry in who's roussel even less sandbags are not so nice clean war, rwanda's the on their toes to make sure there is not any more, police and with the rain coming in, it is already saturated clearly led so we are not out of the and live with some trouble to spotlight will tell live. right now is a little on the quiet side as to pull between fainting in and out of high water right now. it we look forward to getting back up again as the rain comes, back to you....
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i'm clear, rwanda has been a continues to be a success story of a country that has gone from genocide and disaster to being a role model for development and lifting people out of poverty in africa. and i'm proud of the fact the last government and this government have continued to invest in that success. on an equally clear that we should be very frank and very firm with the president and the rwanda the regime that we do not accept they should be supporting militias in the congo or elsewhere. i've raised this issue personally with the president by continue to belive that investing in rwanda's success is one of those countries in africa additionally you can break the cycle of poverty, you can improve conditions where people. it's something that we were right to do. >> today, the unemployment figures show a reduction of 62000 the number of 16-24-year-olds out of work for three months of august. and the employment is now the highest level since records began in 1971. i'm sure the prime minister will want to commend the economic policies of this government to the whole house. >> my friend
i'm clear, rwanda has been a continues to be a success story of a country that has gone from genocide and disaster to being a role model for development and lifting people out of poverty in africa. and i'm proud of the fact the last government and this government have continued to invest in that success. on an equally clear that we should be very frank and very firm with the president and the rwanda the regime that we do not accept they should be supporting militias in the congo or elsewhere....
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rwanda is just one example of a global trend. so, you know, even in places like saudi arabia, which have septemb centuries long issues with women's suppression, slowly, but surely -- we're not anywhere near where we in the with west think those countries should be but driving is becoming more acceptable. >> there are changes? >> there are change. >> unequivocal data that the best way to improve the world is the empowerment of women, especially the economic empowerment of women. >> when there are more women in the higher offices of business and government there's actually less corruption. >> and more fairness. >> hmm. margaret, let's get together and talk about that after the show, shall we? talk about the sisterhood. >>> let's talk about another issue, which he says by not wiring communities, you allow -- and everybody has cell phones, you actually allow these communities to swrump over what has been historically a hurdle, wiring an entire community, expensive, challenging. cell phones change that. >> he takes head on the divisio
rwanda is just one example of a global trend. so, you know, even in places like saudi arabia, which have septemb centuries long issues with women's suppression, slowly, but surely -- we're not anywhere near where we in the with west think those countries should be but driving is becoming more acceptable. >> there are changes? >> there are change. >> unequivocal data that the best way to improve the world is the empowerment of women, especially the economic empowerment of...
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well-known organization out of boston delivers health care to the poorest of poor initially in haiti and rwanda and malawi. they used diesel generators because they had no choice to power the hospital. we told them this is a better way. it will cost more up front with a solar solution, but over time they're actually saving money, lots of money. so it's not just a more sustainable way took economicabeconomica economical economically. it's a smarter way. >> this is about a project in west africa, because it's not just the power and lights. it is a whole revolution in irrigation. take a look. >> thanks to irrigation, the production is multiplied by ten. the crops are more varied and today maize, tomatoes or salad even grow here. >> these women can now feed their families all year-round but also earn money and rise from poverty by selling their crops on the markets. commerce has appeared thanks to solar power, a first step towards development. >> you and i met a few years ago, and you told me about this project. i feel like you should have a budget of a billion dollars. i'm serious. it does seem to
well-known organization out of boston delivers health care to the poorest of poor initially in haiti and rwanda and malawi. they used diesel generators because they had no choice to power the hospital. we told them this is a better way. it will cost more up front with a solar solution, but over time they're actually saving money, lots of money. so it's not just a more sustainable way took economicabeconomica economical economically. it's a smarter way. >> this is about a project in west...
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. >> rose: and the world cannot stand by as it did in rwanda. >> no. >> rose: that's the message. >> and we know it's happening and there are things we can do. let's do them before it happens. >> rose: what are you learning from the satellite project? what is it telling you about the movement of troops and everything else? >> that validates the accusations that this government in khartoum is utilizing the tools of war, civilian, i mean bombing of civilians, blow cading areas so-- blockading areas so humanitarian aid can't go in, these kinds of war crimes. basically it provides photographic evidence of the kind of-- . >> rose: where does that evidence go? >> well, first we make it public. >> first i think is this. we make it public so it's a lot harder to deny. because at some point you can't just keep saying well this is rebel infighting when you've got antinof and helicopters and tanks and mass graves. we have a picture from yesterday, which is very rare. it's hard to catch things happening. that is a hard thing to do with a satellite imagement but yesterday we got pictures the day
. >> rose: and the world cannot stand by as it did in rwanda. >> no. >> rose: that's the message. >> and we know it's happening and there are things we can do. let's do them before it happens. >> rose: what are you learning from the satellite project? what is it telling you about the movement of troops and everything else? >> that validates the accusations that this government in khartoum is utilizing the tools of war, civilian, i mean bombing of civilians,...
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somalia and the starvation and killings in the civil war, the genocide of at least 800,000 people in rwanda that occurred as annan writes "under the gaze of the u.n. peace keeping operation." and ethnic cleansing in bosnia including the massacre at u.n.-designated safe areas >> in all these cases, part of the reasons for failure perhaps was the true nature of the crisis. the resources that would be required and exaggerated expectations of what the u.n. troops can do >> brown: particularly in cases where it becomes a civil war, right? >> exactly. brown: it becomes clear in the book especially as you look at this period that you took these failures personally >> yes, i took it personally in the sense that often we saw the human suffering. you saw the traumas that people livedded through and wonderd what it would take to move us as a humanity to help in these dangerous and sad situations. you cannot see the conditions on the ground and not feel it intensely. as one of my predecessors said, our objective is not to take people to heaven but to prevent humanity from going to hell. that's a tough
somalia and the starvation and killings in the civil war, the genocide of at least 800,000 people in rwanda that occurred as annan writes "under the gaze of the u.n. peace keeping operation." and ethnic cleansing in bosnia including the massacre at u.n.-designated safe areas >> in all these cases, part of the reasons for failure perhaps was the true nature of the crisis. the resources that would be required and exaggerated expectations of what the u.n. troops can do >>...
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if you remember there was some criticism of how she handled the rwanda genocide. some sanctions on iran and north korea on syria, it's been a bit of a slog. now obviously there are going to be a lot of questions about benghazi. she's seen, wolf, as one of the president's closest advisors, maybe seen as a little bit too loyal to the president and not independent enough. and her advisors say there could be a little bit of the senate trying to get their man in, john kerry. you've seen some republican senators, senator mccain, today senator collins saying john kerry would be an excellent choice and easily confirmed. >> they would like to confirm their own members. some critics have talked about her personality that shoost too abrasive, too tough, what do you think? >> well, she does have sharp elbows. she is considered someone in washington to be blunt. she's had notorious spats with hillary clinton, richard holbrook when he was ambassador to the united nations. and she also had tough criticism for hillary clinton, inflammatory language for john mccain running against
if you remember there was some criticism of how she handled the rwanda genocide. some sanctions on iran and north korea on syria, it's been a bit of a slog. now obviously there are going to be a lot of questions about benghazi. she's seen, wolf, as one of the president's closest advisors, maybe seen as a little bit too loyal to the president and not independent enough. and her advisors say there could be a little bit of the senate trying to get their man in, john kerry. you've seen some...
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having that kind of international peace process that brings pressure to bear on the parties, rwanda supporting the rebels, uganda supporting the process, the government is creating problems in the east as well. they need to be preshed into looking at the root causes since this cycle of violence began. >> is there anything that people can link sometimes, you have people who are suffering, wars taking place in that area. >> yeah. thanks for asking for that because the link between all of us who buy these products, like laptops and cell phones, and the violence is congo is very direct. it's sourced from the congo. so a major international effort has -- is under way just like the blood diamonds movement a decade and a half ago for sierra leonne and trying to drive that international market, that supply chain to be a more peaceful and legally developed. so that's really the objective. join up in some of those international efforts, go on raisehopeforco raisehopeforco raisehopeforcongo.org and talking about bringing transparency so that creates incentives for peace in the congo itself. >> john, than
having that kind of international peace process that brings pressure to bear on the parties, rwanda supporting the rebels, uganda supporting the process, the government is creating problems in the east as well. they need to be preshed into looking at the root causes since this cycle of violence began. >> is there anything that people can link sometimes, you have people who are suffering, wars taking place in that area. >> yeah. thanks for asking for that because the link between all...